ende
Blog Archives

suzi and alan


Mt. tremper. Never heard of this place? Not surprisingly, it is only mentioned on the detail cards of the woodstock area. We went there only for nostalgic reasons, because there is the family home of our longtime boyfriend alan carle, he lived in the region back in those times when the legendary woodstock concert took place and where he got to know and fell in love with suzi . during various visits to australia and to their “botanical ark” they shared so much youth memories with us, that we necessarily wanted to go there to visit their roots.

As a child Alan was asked what he wanted to be one day and he answered: “an aussie”. 45 years ago he left the catskill mountains, studied biology in australia, then sent his puppy love suzi, he first met in the nearby orphanage for norwegian children in mt. tremper, an airline ticket. suzi came, stayed and became also an australian. I know the two since 1997 and who ever wants to make holidays at a very special place in australia, they should go the „tranquilla retreat“ on the botanical ark. To inform yourself visit the website www.botanicalark.com – such a privately funded project is hardly to be found a second time in the world. By the way – many of our friends know about it – in 2001 I had published – together with alan – the book “the botanical ark” in which their life’s work is presented. There are still some copies available, order them via alan´s or my website. © n.g.

www.botanicalark.com

woodstock


The synonym of a whole generation for peace, drugs, flower power, hippies and love for free. Thereby the legendary concert hand´t taken place in woodstock, it happened on the muddy meadow of mr. max yasgur`s farm in bethel about 70 km away. We did not go to woostock for nostalgic reasons, but because we wanted to visit our friends sally and  michael. Both are photographers and i have known michael for years, since he bought my nude photography tablebooks and he asked me to authograph them once we had been to new york city some years ago.

Woodstock is a small, lovable town in the catskill mountains with only 3500 inhabitants. The peace sign is displayed still everywhere, but now on coffee mugs, t-shirts or neon signs. Peace the merchandising.

Sally and michael welcomed us like long lost friends, although we had met the two only once. Michael even offered his studio space including lightning equipment for disposal, invited us to dinner and showed us his lovable and beautifully designed farm. Great to experience such a hospitality, a great thank you to both of them. and here is michael´s website: http://www.photosensualis.com

Because of our truck we were approached by german-born thomas and he invited us not only to the  family dinner in his house, but instead offered us his entire estate during his absence for disposal. So much trust and hospitality !! Wow, the spirit of woodstock lives on. At least here in the catskill mountains. © n.g.

oldies


We drove through picton and saw many oldtimers  standing on a meadow close to the street. I asked if this would be a selling show and whether this would take place each year. “Well,” so the answer “there are some cars available but the come together is every week. Every thursday evening. ”

So, whenever you will end up in picton, then thursdays!

balancing steak


some days ago i had posted a picture from the “balancing rock”, here come the “balancing steak” © n.g.

guy levesque


Located in the historic district of Vieux-Port  / Québec City real quality is catching ones eyes: Guy Levesque runs his small studio with an attached showroom in the Sault-au-Matelot. ​​There he creates handmade leather masks. We loved especially his self-designed model with which he reproduces the masks. Guy is a talented artist and he has taught to artists working for Cirque du Soleil how to mold leather and make mask with this particular technique. © B.G.

 

marc bergeron


OnedayOnephoto is a facebook group that was created by the german photographer Frank Lange  ( friend of ours) about six years ago and now it has about 820 members.

Frank had told me to contact the Canadian photographer Marc Bergeron, who lives in quebec city, and that he could certainly recommend some places to go. Marc got my “facebook friend” and we met him in his city – wow, I hadn´t in mind that real friendship could grow in such a short time out of a facebook-„friend“.

But one after the other: Marc Bergeron studied photography and worked then, because the possibility revealed, as a military-photographer. He had to document several wars with his camerea, lost many of his comrades, got wounded and his traumatic experiences don´t let him go. Now he is retired and seven years ago he had married for the first time in his life.

His wife France is a charming, endearing Québecois. Previously, as he told, he was not in a position to start a family because of his many worldwide inserts.

Marc Bergeron is an active member at OnedayOnephoto. He had shown us the city of québec , hosted us wonderfully at his home and introduced us to his friends. I dedicate this blog contribution to him and Frances selfless, incredible hospitality and here i show some pictures of a trip with friends on his boat.

Encounters with other people make a journey interesting; encounters with friends like Marc Bergeron enrich it indefinitely.

Thanks France, thanks Marc, thanks to all your friends, who had given us a great time in québec city. © n.g.

pub art


designer and interior designers take note: carrefour de tilly in saint antoine could be your new mecca. Our friend marc bergeron selected the pub by chance, simply because we were hungry. while we tasted the specialities outsideon the sunny terrace inside that dark pub an illustrious group of people had a celebration with a one-man combo. A feast fort eyes and ears, authentic as it gets. © n.g.